School Counselor and Social Worker

Job Title: Mental Health Counselor/Social Worker

Reports to: District Director Special Student Services

Dept. /School: District Academic/ Support Services Team

Exemption Status/Test: Exempt

*This is a grant-funded position from 2022-2024

Primary Purpose:
Provide responsive services to individual campuses and the community through district wide: Mental Health Wellness Initiatives, Crisis Management; Interventions for Targeted Students; Trainings; Data Collection and Analysis.

Qualifications:
Education & Certification:

• Masters Degree
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or Licensed Specialist School Psychologist (LSSP)

Experience:

• Two (2) years’ school or community based counseling, or social work
• Experience in a K-12 public school preferred

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the types of services provided by school counselors and social workers
• Proficient in technology, including computer skills, Microsoft applications, Google
• Ability to present to students, parents, and staff in one-on-one, small group, and large group settings
• Knowledge of counseling procedures and protocols
• Knowledge of interventions and best practices for students Adept at data collection and analysis
• Ability to create PowerPoints for district wide professional development
• Knowledge on best practices and research on mental health
• Ability to create partnerships with mental health agencies and community organizations

Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Guidance Curriculum:

• Conduct district wide presentations for schools
• Use technology to upload and share lessons as needed
• Research new programs and initiatives to implement district wide

Individual Counseling:

• Provide counseling for students, as needed

Small Group Counseling:

• Provide counseling for students, as needed

Districtwide Initiatives:

• Develop and implement Mental Health Supports for individual campuses and at the district level
• Raise awareness of monthly topics through website announcements, flyers, call outs and other promotions in conjunction with the District Academic Team

Accountability:

• Monitor progress of students and all district wide initiatives
• Keep a daily log of activities
• Maintain and Outlook calendar

Crisis Management:

• On call for district-wide emergencies
• Support students making Anonymous Alerts reports
• Conduct risk-assessments, as appropriate
• Follow up with crisis Intervention reports as required

Referrals:

• Maintain district list of community agencies/resources for all regions
• Provide referrals to school staff families as necessary

Student Management: * Demonstrate support for the district’s student management and mental health supports, policies and procedures
Policy, Reports and Law

• Support and follow local, state, and federal rules and policies

Communications and Community Relations

• Establish and maintain a professional relationship and open communication with headmaster, staff, parents, and the community
• Articulate the district’s mission and strategic plan goals in the area of Guidance, Counseling, and Mental Health Responsive Services to the community and solicit support

Supervisory Responsibilities * Directly supervises: none

Personal Qualities & ValuesPassionately Committed

With humility and curiosity, we seek to know more about our core purpose; seek to share (with each other and with others externally as an advocate); seek to live the mission ourselves with relentless pursuit and intrinsic motivation; seek to understand our work and how it serves the mission…which should result in getting the right stuff done with measurable results because we love actualization – not just the theory

Servant’s Heart

The foundational element of having a servant’s heart is the acknowledgement of inherent dignity in their fellow human. Someone with a servant’s heart believes that their work is to promote the development of those around them and make it possible for others to be successful in serving the mission of the organization

Team Player

We believe our mission can only be accomplished through collaboration and receive true joy in being a part of something greater than ourselves; Each of us is one part of a whole, each with different roles, expertise and responsibilities; working together in synchronicity.

Compensation
Great Hearts offers a very competitive benefits package and overall compensation will be commensurate with talent, experience and education.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• This position may require travel between Great Hearts San Antonio campuses. Are you willing to travel between campuses as needed?

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Social work and/or Counseling in a K-12 school: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LPC, LMSW, or LSSP certification (Required)

Work Location: One location